Windows 7 Home Premium - $89.99 @ Newegg through 1-11-2010.

[Harvey]

Newegg's current e-mail promotion includes Window 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM for $89.99 with free shipping. Use promo code EMCLMLS58.

It's the best price I've seen outside of the Microsoft'si $30 educational promotion. Remember, you must register to receive their e-mail promotions to use their promo codes.

 

[xboxist]

Thanks. Building a new computer so this is perfect. Not a huge savings, but $15 is $15.

 

[daveybrat]

Excellent deal!

 

[ericlow]

do we need to buy hardware as well?

typically OEM stuff require you to buy some piece of hardware

 

[Kaze105]

This one seems to be for System builders, but what is the difference from this one and just a full retail version?

 

[qliveur]

No support from MS, among other things.

 

[lothar]

Newegg's current e-mail promotion includes Window 7 Home Premium 64 bit OEM for $89.99 with free shipping. Use promo code EMCLMLS58.

It's the best price I've seen outside of the Microsoft'si $30 educational promotion. Remember, you must register to receive their e-mail promotions to use their promo codes.

Never had to.
I've ordered promo code items(as recently as a week before BF) before and they worked just fine and dandy.
Is this a new official policy that they actually started enforcing recently or is it more like an unofficial written rule?

 

[Macgyversite]

Thanks, In for one.

 

[hans007]

No support from MS, among other things.

MS has to reset your activation with non oem. with OEM you only get 1 unless you can whine to their CSR and maybe they will give it to you.

 

[21stHermit]

MS has to reset your activation with non oem. with OEM you only get 1 unless you can whine to their CSR and maybe they will give it to you.

Not been my experience, I have an OEM copy of XP, and have activated it many times. My guess is theirs a minimum time between activations, likely months.

 

[hans007]

Not been my experience, I have an OEM copy of XP, and have activated it many times. My guess is theirs a minimum time between activations, likely months.

ah i've heard it has become more annoying since vista came out...especially if you swap motherboards.

that is what i meant, activated on one motherboard. you can activate it as much as you want on the same nic card.

 

[mvbighead]

While I haven't dealt with them directly on Vista or 7, with XP, if there was "a significant" hardware change, you would be prompted to call. Case in point, through several years of being a local computer shop tech, several customer brought in Compaqs, Dells, etc. that had board problems or that wanted a general upgrade and transfer of components from old to new. We would load their OS with the Dell provided key, which is OEM of course, and be prompted to call for activation. Call in, and suggest to the MS rep that the system board died and this computer is replacing the previous system and continuing the use of the OS, and they'll promptly activate your software and you'll be on your way. At least, that's been my experience. As far as activations go, I can't see it being too ethical to refuse to activate someone's product because of a simple hardware change. I can see them refusing to activate a product that has had 10 or more activations in less than a month, as that would lead to the idea of piracy.

 

[qliveur]

OK, I very recently had to replace my motherboard and I had the 7 Home Premium (the upgrade version, upgraded from OEM Vista HP) installed. Once it detected the hardware change, it directed me to reactivate, which I had to do by phone. The service was completely automated. I called the number, recited the code that Windows gave me, and the machine gave me a new activation code. I did not speak with a CSR or any other living person.

Would the procedure be the same with the OEM version?

 

[mvbighead]

OK, I very recently had to replace my motherboard and I had the 7 Home Premium (the upgrade version, upgraded from OEM Vista HP) installed. Once it detected the hardware change, it directed me to reactivate, which I had to do by phone. The service was completely automated. I called the number, recited the code that Windows gave me, and the machine gave me a new activation code. I did not speak with a CSR or any other living person.

Would the procedure be the same with the OEM version?

Yes. If there is a complication, the automated portion will turn you over to a phone rep. That's where you simply tell them that you have fixed your machine and have any changes, and they'll give you a code. They are very easy to talk to, from my experience. And it may be 100% completely automated as well, but either way, you can get activated without a problem.

 

[Executioner]

Do they still sell the version that included 3 license copies for home use (for users with multiple pc's at home)? I think it was around $150.